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Ware Public Schools, Massachusetts

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Ware Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,124 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Ware Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Hampshire County). During the 2024 school year, 1,124 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Ware Public Schools consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Michael DuBois
Aaron Sawabi
Julie Slattery
Brian Winslow
Mel Witham

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,462,000 $2,190 12%
Local: $4,986,000 $4,436 24%
State: $13,626,000 $12,123 65%
Total: $21,074,000 $18,749
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $24,210,000 $21,539
Total Current Expenditures: $21,679,000 $19,287
Instructional Expenditures: $13,441,000 $11,958 56%
Student and Staff Support: $2,791,000 $2,483 12%
Administration: $1,455,000 $1,294 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,992,000 $3,551 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $108,000 $96
Construction: $35,000 $31
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 21 PS <50 10-14 PS 21-39 22
2018-2019 33 PS <50 20-29 PS 20-29 34
2017-2018 31 PS <50 20-29 PS 20-29 31
2016-2017 31 >=50 <=20 20-29 PS 11-19 33
2015-2016 44 >=50 21-39 30-39 PS 40-59 45
2014-2015 45 >=50 21-39 30-39 PS 21-39 46
2013-2014 42 >=50 40-59 30-39 PS 40-59 43
2012-2013 45 >=50 >=50 20-29 PS 40-59 46
2011-2012 47 >=50 >=50 20-29 60-79 48
2010-2011 48 PS >=50 20-29 PS 49

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 37 PS >=50 25-29 PS 21-39 38
2018-2019 41 PS <50 30-39 PS 21-39 42
2017-2018 44 PS >=50 40-49 PS 30-39 44
2016-2017 39 >=50 21-39 30-39 PS 20-29 40
2015-2016 60 >=50 40-59 40-49 PS 50-59 61
2014-2015 59 >=50 40-59 40-49 PS 40-59 60
2013-2014 61 >=50 40-59 50-59 PS 40-59 62
2012-2013 58 >=50 60-79 40-49 PS 40-59 59
2011-2012 64 >=50 >=50 40-49 >=80 64
2010-2011 59 PS >=50 30-39 PS 60

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 70-79 PS PS PS PS 80-89
2018-2019 70-74 PS PS >=50 PS 75-79
2017-2018 70-74 PS <50 PS 70-79
2016-2017 80-84 PS >=50 PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 75-79 PS PS PS 75-79
2014-2015 70-79 PS PS 60-69
2013-2014 70-74 PS PS PS PS 70-74
2012-2013 75-79 PS PS 75-79
2011-2012 70-74 70-74
2010-2011 70-74 PS PS >=50 PS 70-74


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,124 -1.1
2022-2023 1,136 1.1
2021-2022 1,124 -1.4
2020-2021 1,140 0.5
2019-2020 1,134 -4.9
2018-2019 1,189 -2.0
2017-2018 1,213 -2.2
2016-2017 1,240 -3.2
2015-2016 1,280 3.0
2014-2015 1,241 -2.1
2013-2014 1,267 -2.3
2012-2013 1,296 2.9
2011-2012 1,259 -1.4
2010-2011 1,277 -2.5
2009-2010 1,309 5.0
2008-2009 1,243 3.4
2007-2008 1,201 -3.9
2006-2007 1,248 -1.2
2005-2006 1,263 1.8
2004-2005 1,240 -4.4
2003-2004 1,295 -2.0
2002-2003 1,321 -1.7
2001-2002 1,343 -3.0
2000-2001 1,383 -1.1
1999-2000 1,398 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Ware Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 7.4
Black 2.9 9.6
Hispanic 14.0 25.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 5.9 4.5
White 76.3 52.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Ware Public Schools had 89.51 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.56.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 5.35
Elementary: 55.87
Secondary: 25.29
Total: 89.51

Ware Public Schools employed 4.00 district administrators and 6.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 4.20
School Administrators: 6.00
School Administrative Support: 7.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 41.80
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.83
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 17.00
Other Support Services: 2.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Ware Public Schools operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Stanley M Koziol Elementary School389PK-3
Ware Junior/Senior High School4717-12
Ware Middle School2644-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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